[TN-Bird] KTOS Rankin trip CANCELLED

  • From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:08:28 -0400 (EDT)


The KTOS field trip to Rankin Bottoms scheduled for 
Saturday, 25 Sept 2004, has been CANCELLED.

Thanks to the heavy rains from Frances and Ivan along
with TVA's decision to delay drawdown of the lake until
September, Douglas Lake (hopefully) crested yesterday
at just over 999ft -- four feet higher than summer full
levels.  The shorebird habitat is under as much as 25 ft
of water.  The main road is also underwater.

Parts of Cocke Co. have been devestated by flooding of 
the French Broad and Pigeon Rivers.  The flood gates are 
open at Douglas (and five other TVA dams last I heard) 
and are spilling 29,000 cubic ft/sec!!!  That's a whole 
lotta water!

Ironically, this is the very thing TVA warned could 
happen if they delayed drawdown.  Maybe they will
reconsider their decision to kowtow to LOUD.


Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN


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